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John Dalton
Development of the Atomic Theory -
J.J.Thomson
Discovered the electron -
Ernest Rutherford
Proved the existence of the proton -
Gilbert Newton Lewis
Introduced the name of photons -
James Chadwick
Discovered the neutron -
Carl D. Anderson
Discovery of muon (along with Seth Neddermeyer) -
Lise Meitner
Discovery of Nuclear Fission -
Hans Bethe
Discovery of Nuclear Fusion -
Otto Han
Proved the existence of nuclear fusion with experiments -
Fred Reines
Discovered neutrinos -
James Cronin
Discovered CP violation (along with Val Fitch) -
Abraham Pais
Introduced the baryon -
Murray Gell-Mann
Introduced quarks (along with George Zweig)